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    “Lucy,” He began, getting a little bit closer. “Would it be alright if I…” he continued, and I moved in closer. We were so close at this point that I could smell the faint scent of alcohol mixed with fresh mint on his breath, and the back of his right hand gently caressed my cheek. He was on the fast track to passionately kissing me on that dazzling bridge. That resplendent man was in the middle of asking me permission to be kissed and I could feel every inch of my body on pins and needles as I sensed the electricity between our almost touching lips, but that was when I heard it. Suzette… ruined my moment.
    I turned around to see a sight that no one ever longs to see, Suzette’s head flung over the side of the railing as she emptied the contents of her stomach into the river. Adam rubbing her back and holding her hair as he glanced at me shaking his head left to right mouthing the words “I am so sorry”, but it wasn’t his fault, and it wasn’t her fault either; so I had no one to blame for ruining the moment with Simon; that was the thing that made me fume the most.
    The four of us spilled back into a cab for the last time that night, Adam instructed the driver to bring us back to The Savoy. I found myself once again in the backseat sandwiched between my best girlfriend, and the man I desperately wanted to be kissing, but instead I held Suzette’s head in my lap as she fought back the urge to toss her cookies.
    I stroked her hair lightly and looked into Simon’s bewitching brown eyes apologetically. I didn’t know what exactly he was thinking at that moment, but he was a perfect gentleman about the situation and understood that we needed to get her back to the room right away.
    The whole cab ride we stared into each other’s eyes, smiling at times and pouting at others. It was the most intense staring match I had ever been involved in, and to tell you the truth it was a real turn-on.
    The cab pulled up outside the hotel and Simon asked the driver to wait a moment for him. He walked the three of us up to our room to make sure we got in okay. Adam carried his passed-out girlfriend into the room and I held back to say goodbye to Simon.
    “I’m so sorry about all this. I shouldn’t have even brought them with, I should’ve trusted that you were a decent person and…” he put his index finger up to my lips to stop me midsentence, and good thing too cause I could feel myself beginning to ramble.
    “I’m glad you brought them with, it’s important that your friends like the company you choose to keep. I had a wonderful time with the three of you tonight, and I just hope you enjoyed it just as much.” He released my lips to let me reply.
    “I did. Trust me I’ll remember this night for the rest of my life.”
    “Well, then there is only one thing left to do,” he took me by the hand and pulled me back toward the elevator bay. I was feeling a mixture of emotions that made me smile wildly. Confusion, excitement, worry, and curiosity surged through me all at the same time, but I wanted to trust him so I followed blindly.
    We left the hotel and he opened the cab door for me once again, beckoning for me to get in, but I was hesitant and I took one step back from the curb.
    “Do you trust me?” He looked at me hopeful as he held the cab door open. I nodded, because I did. “Then hop in.”
    I jumped in the cab and watched as Simon whispered something to the driver, just low enough that I couldn’t hear where we were going, for the second time that night. Worry washed over me for quick second, but I pushed it away when he slid in the cab beside me and took my hand again.
    I knew Adam would go ballistic when he realized I was gone, so I took my cellphone out of my clutch and sent him a quick text letting him know: “I’m fine, Simon has one more surprise. Please don’t worry. I trust him.” Hoping that was enough to keep him at bay.
    “What are you up to?” I begged him to tell me what